Cousin's Night Out

So, we've been talking about it for a while now, but last night all the Vernon girl cousins got together for a cousin's night out. It was, in birth order (heehee) Debbie, Jan, Jessica, Shelby, Christie, and myself....as I am the BABY of ALL the Vernon grandkids....it's a role I do not take lightly!!!

We decided to go to Buca di Beppo....which is family style, but might have been a little too family style when it came to seperating out the tab. According to the waitress.....who had already said we were all Beautiful when she looked at our ID's, said the computer system is not very user friendly....but I think the waitress was not user friendly!!!

Still, we had a great time with lots of laughter. Carolyn and Vickie, for those who don't know, are the only Vernon girls and they are the 2 oldest children and then came the three boys, Earl, Kevin, and daddy. Well, Carolyn and Vickie are hilarious when they are together. They can act somewhat ditzy sometimes, but it's so funny. They are the ones huddled in a corner together rolling on the ground laughing while everyone else is just staring blankly at them. Well, Debbie and Jan are turning out to be similiar to them come to find out and I believe it because Debbie when down the whole list before spitting out the right name. Shelby and I are convinced that we are going to end up like them....I believe we are about half way there. Which is ok with me, cause I love my Aunt Carolyn and Aunt Vickie and I love my sister! I understand that sisterly bond cause Shelby and I laugh at things only we get.

A couple of years ago, a bunch of us friends got together for a game night and Shelby and I were on the same team for Charades (spelling??) and we dominated....then again, we were the only one's who actually knew what the other one was doing. It was hilarious....pee your pants hilarious!!! Sister's just got something!

I think the most funny story of the night was the one Debbie told about her mom Carolyn. They live right underneath the Natchez Trace Bridge, which is gigantic. Well, sadly, people jump off there all the time. Debbie's son Cody heard that someone jumped off of it on his scanner, so called Debbie and told her to go check out the situation. She goes down there, and the cops aren't even there, but she didn't see anything. Well, next thing she knows, a bobat comes running out of the woods and then turns around and runs back. Well, Debbie is telling Carolyn about going down there and mentions the bobcat to her mother, and continues on. Well, Carolyn's responcse.....well, who was driving the bobcat??? WHAT?? Who was the man driving the bobcat???? She thought it was an actual bobcat machine....not an animal....so hilarious!!!

So, we are hoping to do our cousin's night out on more of a regular basis. With such a big family, it's important that we do this I feel like. We figured out that there is like 18 great grandbabies, I think. And I haven't even had any yet!!! But I think it's neat and somewhat rare that we are such a big family and we are still close despite that!!! Proud Vernon!!